Beware missing data and undernourished statistical models: Comment on Fairbrother et al.'s critical evaluation

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1225-1262

  Skorupa, Joseph P ^a  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 22844455224     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.1999.10518887     Document Type: Review

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